Upon acceptance to the program, all students must pay a $600 non-refundable program fee via check or money order. Instructions will be provided in your acceptance letter. While this fee will be credited to your tuition bill, under no circumstances will it be refunded.

Financial Aid

Non-USD Students

Current USD Students

Scholarship funds are available for current USD law students who attend a USD Law Summer Study Abroad program:

International Study Abroad Scholarships

Scholarship funds are available for current USD law students who attend a USD Law Summer Study Abroad program. To be considered for a scholarship, USD law students must complete theInternational Study Abroad Scholarship form. For priority consideration, please complete this form by April 1, 2015.

Financial Aid

If you wish to apply for federal student loans for Summer Study Abroad, you must complete the 2014/15 FAFSA (if you have not already done so). Please note that it may take up to 6 weeks for the law school to receive your completed application. Please use the USD School of Law federal school code, G06976, on your FAFSA to ensure that the Office of Financial Aid receives your processed form.

The Office of Financial Aid will provide an Offer of Financial Assistance after your file is complete. If additional forms or documentation may be required, please refer to your Offer of Financial Assistance. All supplemental forms and documentation must be submitted by April 1, 2015, to avoid delays.

If you are eligible for the federal loan programs but wish to opt out, please notify the Office of Financial Aid and then contact the lender of your choice to apply for a private loan. Depending on the lender, loan funds will be received either electronically or by paper check. If your paper check does not arrive before you leave, you must leave a Power of Attorney on file at the One Stop Student Center office (Hahn University Center 126) designating an individual authorized to negotiate your loan check(s) in your absence.

If your electronic loan disbursement does not arrive before you leave, please enroll in direct deposit online, on the One Stop tab of the MySanDiego web portal, so any refund can be directly deposited into your savings or checking account. USD cannot mail refunds directly to students when they are abroad.

First time borrowers of federal loan funds at USD must also complete Loan Entrance Counseling prior to disbursement. You may also be required to complete a Master Promissory Note. Students borrowing under the Graduate PLUS Loan program must also be “credit-worthy.” This determination will be made by the US Department of Education based on your credit history.

If you borrow a federal loan and withdraw from the summer program, federal regulations may require that all, or a portion, of your loan funds be returned to the lender. For more information, please visit the Office of Financial Aid website or contact the Office of Financial Aid at (619)260-4570 or lawaid@sandiego.edu.

Payment Information

You must make your tuition payment through your MySanDiego account. If you have a US bank account, you can pay using your checking account and bank routing numbers. If you are an international student, you may pay via wire transfer using peerTransfer.